"Lett me see ... oll your naughtee ways, drinking, and smoking and ... that you are a verree shameless rake-but he would give no particulars, was that nott mean of him? ... oah, and that you were a scoundrel, and told stretchers - and he said you were most cowardice - which I did nott believe, you are so famous -" "But you believed the rest, eh?"

Ellenborough said "Hear, hear", and even Albert looked only half-sulky, and said all diss-cipline was admirable, but there must be better ways of instilling it; the Prince of Wales, he said, should nott play cricket, but some more constructiff game.